Akanaba Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Akanaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
Akanaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akanaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akanaba has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akanaba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Akanaba is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Akanaba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Akanaba live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Abia, where 50 percent live, Benue, where 33 percent live and Bayelsa, where 8 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Ghana, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akangaba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akanabai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Akanabo | 86 | 19 | / |
| Akanabe | 86 | 6 | / |
| Akanabi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Akannabhai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Akhanoba | 80 | 48 | / |
| Akangabo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Akainabi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Akkanava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hakanabi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okanaiba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akonabat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aakanabi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akuosnaba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okenaba | 71 | 30 | / |
| Akeneba | 71 | 28 | / |
| Aqanabe | 71 | 25 | / |
| Akenabo | 71 | 16 | / |
| Akanobi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ekenaba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akonabo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akoneba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akonabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okonaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akhenoba | 67 | 59 | / |
| Hekanabo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Okangabo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Akonabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akannobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akenaboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okhanoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akongabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hakanobe | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akanaba
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